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    Pierce County political campaign veterans Ronnie Bush and Dick Dorsett co-founded Friends of the Port last summer. The group aims to increase awareness of issues and decision-making at the Port of Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Citizens group turns its attention toward Port of...
    By Todd Matthews • January 31, 2008 12:00 am

    Pick any major port in the United States, and its history probably includes a separate citizens group that watches its…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Port retools policy for public comment
    By Todd Matthews • January 18, 2008 12:00 am

    Port of Tacoma commissioners yesterday adopted a resolution designed to formalize public comment procedures during commission meetings, and increase the…

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    Darrell Ogden loads explosives into the base of a smokestack on the former Kaiser Aluminum site on the Port of Tacoma tideflats.  The 500-foot tower was demolished Sunday morning to make room for future growth at the port. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Hundreds gather to witness smokestack fall at port
    By Todd Matthews • July 3, 2006 12:00 am

    Several hundred people gathered at Blair Terminal on the Port of Tacoma tideflats yesterday morning to witness a piece of…

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    The Kaiser Aluminum smelter site. (PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF TACOMA)
    Port makes final preparations for Kaiser smokestack demolition
    By Todd Matthews • June 29, 2006 12:00 am

    Three. Two. One. BOOM! That will be the sequence of events Sunday morning at 8am as the Port of Tacoma…

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    The World Trade Center Tacoma (WTCTA) announces Connie Bacon, as the 2018 Trade Visionary Award recipient.File photo, courtesy of Port of Tacoma
    Port of Tacoma News: Bacon named commission president
    By Todd Matthews • January 27, 2006 12:00 am

    Newly re-elected Port Commissioner Connie Bacon was unanimously named president during Thursday’s commission meeting. The move replaces Commissioner R. Ted…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Port, Yang Ming celebrate Olympic Container Terminal grand...
    By Todd Matthews • October 18, 2005 12:00 am

    More than 200 people gathered at the Port of Tacoma yesterday to celebrate the grand opening of the Olympic Container…

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    Internal realignment at the Port of Tacoma
    Internal realignment at the Port of Tacoma
    August 17, 2004 12:00 am

    The changes are meant to focus on customer service, growth and business goals.

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    (Photo by Brett Davis)
    Federal judge orders West Coast ports reopened
    By Brett Davis • October 9, 2002 12:00 am

    The Port of Tacoma and 28 other ports could soon be back in business after the federal government intervenes in…

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    Tacoma Link vehicles to arrive over Labor Day weekend
    Tacoma Link vehicles to arrive over Labor Day...
    By Brett Davis • August 29, 2002 12:00 am

    The light rail trains will be off-loaded at the Port of Tacoma next Tuesday.

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